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F. W. SAMUELS. TROUSERS. No. 552,333.

Patented Dec. 31, 1895.

Fwigl I I I I I 6 I 1 I witnaooeo UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

FRANK \V. SAMUELS, OF INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA.

TROUSERS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 552,333, dated December31, 1895.

Application filed April 12, 1895.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, FRANK W. SAMUELs, a citizen of the United States,residing at Indianapolis, in the county of Marion and State of Indiana,have invented a new and useful Improvement in Trousers, of which thefollowing is a specification.

My invention relates to an improvement in trousers for men havingill-formed legs.

The object of my improvement is to prevent the inner sides of thetrousers-legs from conforming to the outline of the wearers legs; and Iaccomplish this object by means of a stay formed of a strip of cloth orother flexible material, secured to the trousers at the seat-seam andalong the front fly portion, and hanging freely along the innerleg-seam, on the inside, said strip being provided at its lower end withfastening devices for connecting it with the foot of thewearer, all ashereinafter fully set forth.

The accompanying drawings illustrate my invention.

Figure 1 represents a front elevation of a pair of trousers having myimprovement. Fig. 2 represents a sectional elevation of one leg of thetrousers. Fig. 3 represents, on a larger scale, a plan of the stay.

In the drawings, 2 indicates the stay, out from cloth or other flexiblematerial, and extending nearly the entire length of the trousers. Theupper end of said stay is out to conform to the seat-seam of thetrousers, and extends up the body portion along the front side, near thefiy-opening. This upper portion of the stay is securely fastened to thebody of the trousers on the edge next to the fly and along theseat-seam. The lower portion is cut narrower, preferably about three orfour inches wide, and hangs free inside the trousers-leg along andopposite the inner seam. The lower end of the-stay is provided with apair of elastic extensions 3 3 Serial No. 645,541. (No model.)

which are preferably adjustable as to length,

'and are provided at their lower ends with hooks 4 4, by means of whichthey may be detachablysecured to the shoe-top by means of eyes 5 5 orother suitable fastenings secured thereto.

It will be understood that the lower end of the stay may, instead ofbeing attached to the shoe, be attached to the stocking, or connected inany other suitable manner to the foot or ankle of the wearer, the objectbeing to draw the stay taut in a straight line along the inner seam 6 ofthe trousers-leg when the wearer is standing.

The operation of my device is obvious. When the wearer is upon' hisfeet, the stay, being attached securely to the trousers at the upper endand connected at its lower end with the foot of the wearer, is drawnstraight, with, however, a yielding force, so that the movement of thefoot is not interfered with, and the inner sides of the trousers-legsare kept straight irrespective of the contour of the leg of the wearer.

I claim as my invention- 1. The herein described trousers, having astrip of fabric secured thereto on the inside at the seat seam, andhanging freely along the inner leg seam, said strip being provided atits lower end with fastening devices, all substantially as and for thepurpose set forth.

2. The herein described trousers, having a strip of fabric securedthereto on the inside at the seat seam and along the front fly portion,and hanging freely along the inner legseam, said strip being provided atits lower end with fastening devices, all substantially as and for thepurpose set forth.

FRANK W. SAMUELS.

Witnesses:

H. P. Hoon, V. M. Hoon.

